Lodja

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Lodja
Town
Lodja is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lodja
Lodja
Coordinates: 3°31′21.91″S 23°35′49.52″E / 3.5227528°S 23.5970889°E / -3.5227528; 23.5970889
Population
 (2016)
 • Total68,244[1]

Lodja is a remote town in the Sankuru (formerly Kasaï-Oriental) province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It is serviced by the Lodja Airport which is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from town.[2] Lodja is a hub for both rice production in the province and diamond mining in the country.[3][4][5] Lodja is and has been home to many Tetela.[6]

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  2. ^ "Lodja Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  3. ^ "Democratic Republic of the Congo: Staple food market fundamentals October 2015" (PDF). United States Agency for International Development. 2015. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  4. ^ United Nations (2002-10-16). "Plundering of DR Congo natural resources: Final report of the Panel of Experts (S/2002/1146)". reliefweb. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  5. ^ "Overview of the Congolese Diamond Economy" (PDF). Africa Portal. Diamond Industry Annual Review. n.d. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  6. ^ "RD Congo/Lodja : Après les incendies des maisons, Caritas prête à assister les familles victimes". Relief Web. United Nations. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-24.